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undergarment

[uhn-der-gahr-muhnt] / ˈʌn dərˌgɑr mənt /
NOUN
girdle
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The ideal invention would be a light polyester air-conditioned undergarment, enclosed around the neck, wrists and ankles and battery operated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The undergarment, which was estimated to be worth $1,000, had 15 bids, with the highest at $7,000.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Sean McVay, taking a cue from quarterback Matthew Stafford, will don an upper-body neoprene undergarment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026

Some women swear by period underwear, a type of undergarment engineered to absorb menstrual blood.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2022

She entered and picked up the undergarment and put the stocking back in the drawer and closed it.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

"They are giving us pads but we don't have undergarments," said Tamang, whose family of 20 has been living in a crammed classroom.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Women have been shedding clothes for over a century, starting with the corsets and structured undergarments of the Victorian era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The dress is enormous, too, featuring a hidden, outrageously wide scaffolding of rigid undergarments called a guardainfante.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024

I hand-wash my sheets and undergarments in my small sink.

From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023

I wrapped my arms around her, but what I felt was not Mami but the harsh bones of her undergarments.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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